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UK finds 77 cases of Covid variant first found in India – The Tribune India
The latest addition brings the total number of variants detected in the UK to 56
London, April 16
UK health authorities have identified 77 cases of the highly infectious B.1.617 variant of coronavirus which causes COVID-19, first found in India, and has designated it a Variant Under Investigation (VUI).
Public Health England (PHE), which releases weekly updates on the number of confirmed new cases of Variants of Concern (VOC) and VUI in the UK, reported on Thursday that the variant first detected in India includes a number of mutations.
“A new variant has been designated a Variant…
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